"Best Websites for Teaching and Learning
Top 25 Websites for Teaching and Learning "
I browsed the "Top 25" websites for 2010 and could not select just one to recommend. This is an amazing, innovative collection of cutting-edge sites that help bring technology immediately into the classroom in easy-to use ways that both teacher and student will love. According to the ALA website, "The 'Top 25' Websites foster the qualities of innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration. They are free, Web-based sites that are user friendly and encourage a community of learners to explore and discover."
- Media Sharing
- Digital Storytelling
- Manage and Organize
- Social Networking and Communication
- Curriculum Sharing
- Content Resources: Lesson Plans and More
Click on any of the above topics to access the top websites in these areas.
I really enjoyed the "media sharing" tools and "manage and organize" sites such as MuseumBox which is fabulous at allowing students to use technology to organize, present, and share their knowledge in various formats. No more boring powerpoint projects. "So what does museumbox do? Museumbox provides the tools (that) allow you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. You can display anything from a text file to a movie. You can also view the museum boxes submitted by other people and comment on the contents" (from museumbox.com). Trust me. This is really worth seeing and using. (Easy to assess with a good rubric, too.) And this is just ONE site of the 25.
I really enjoyed the "media sharing" tools and "manage and organize" sites such as MuseumBox which is fabulous at allowing students to use technology to organize, present, and share their knowledge in various formats. No more boring powerpoint projects. "So what does museumbox do? Museumbox provides the tools (that) allow you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. You can display anything from a text file to a movie. You can also view the museum boxes submitted by other people and comment on the contents" (from museumbox.com). Trust me. This is really worth seeing and using. (Easy to assess with a good rubric, too.) And this is just ONE site of the 25.
All information, images, and links taken from ALA Website http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/bestwebsitestop25.cfm
